Naval Technology

US Senator John McCain has announced that the delivery of the US Navy’s first USS Gerald R Ford nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN-78) will be delayed by another two months.

Proteus is a next-generation dual-mode submersible vehicle developed by Battelle and Huntington Ingalls Industries' subsidiary Undersea Solutions Group (USG), to meet the operational requirements of the US Navy.

The US Navy’s new precision-guided C-1 gliding joint standoff weapon (JSOW) is ready for deployment into the fleet and initial operational capability, following successful completion of all operational tests.

The Type 45 destroyers, the UK Navy’s most advanced warships, have had their fair share of troubles. Just recently it was revealed that “total electric failures are common” and that the propulsion system often needs repairs. The whole fleet is set to…

Shipbuilding company Fincantieri has laid the keel for the Italian Navy's logistic support ship (LSS) vessel at Riva Trigoso shipyard, near Genoa.

The UK Royal Navy's Type 45, Daring-class anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Daring (D32), has successfully test fired a Sea Viper air defence weapon system.

Navantia has just signed a new contract with the Capability and Sustainment Group (CASG) for platform design services, which means a strong support of Navantia within the country.

Raytheon has received a $291m contract from the US Navy to manufacture AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II infrared-tracking, short-range, air-to-air and surface-to-air missile.

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced the deployment of the UK Royal Navy’s River-class offshore patrol vessel HMS Mersey to the Aegean Sea to support Nato’s efforts in combating the migration crisis.

The America Class amphibious assault ships are being built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding for the US Navy.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Netherlands, has rejected China’s claims of sovereignty over stretches of South China Sea in a case filed by the Philippines.

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The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Airworthiness and CYBERSAFE Office has contracted Engility to provide technical services to support aircraft safety-of-flight determinations, and prepare the resulting flight clearances.

The US Navy has awarded an $800m indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to EOIR Technologies to continue supports its electromagnetic manoeuvre warfare command and control (EMC2) project.

The UK Royal Navy’s Daring-class Type 45 air-defence destroyer, HMS Dragon, has been rededicated after successfully completing a major upgrade programme.

Raytheon has delivered its first next-generation AN/SPY-6(V) air and missile defence radar (AMDR) array to the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of the potential $300m foreign military sale (FMS) of SH-60F Sea-Hawk helicopter equipment and support to Israel.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reportedly conducted an unsuccessful test firing of a ballistic missile from a Sinpo-class submarine off the country’s eastern coast on Saturday.

The SENER engineering and technology group is the Data & Diagnostics Subsystem (DDS), including the data management unit (DMU) of the European payload, for the LISA Pathfinder mission.

Austal has received a contract modification from the US Navy to provide emergent availability planning and full ship shock trials (FSST) support for tests to be performed on its Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6).